About Dr. Rantz

Dr. Rantz was born and raised in Michigan and graduated in 1979 from Otsego High School. At 17, he enlisted in the United States Air Forceand attended basic training as an Airman Basic. After 4 years at Travis Air Force Base, California, he received an honorabledischarge as a Staff Sergeant. While in the Air Force, he became a License Practical Nurse which enabled him to pay for Registered Nursing school a Solano Community College. Mr. Rantz continued to remain a Reserve Sergeant in the Aeromedical Evacuation Reserve squadron at Travis until hebecame a Registered Nurse and was commissioned, 2nd Lieutenant in September, 1985.

In 1986, he transferred to Charleston Air Force Base,South Carolina and moved to Warner Robins, Georgia. During late 1986, Mr. Rantz married, Pam, and began his undergratuate studies in biology/chemistry at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.

Over the next 4 years, he continued to work as an R.N. in the surgical ICU unit Houston County Medical Centerin Warner Robins, Georgia and commuted for his reserve duty to Charleston, South Carolina every month. Dr. Rantz graduated in 1990 and received a Medical School student position at Medical College of Georgia. By that time, his family of 3 moved to Augusta, Georgia and he began the rigorous training of medical school. The next four years went by very fast and, what seemed like 4 million hours of study, he graduated in 1994.

Dr. Rantz and his now family of 4, moved back to Macon, Georgia to attend the Family Practice Residencyprogram offered by the Medical Center of Central Georgia. He finally finished his physician training in June 1997. Because he applied for and received a scholarship from the United States Air Force for his medical school training, he now owed Uncle Sam four years of active duty service.

As anactive duty Captain, he was stationed at Robins Air Force Base and worked in the Emergency Room and Family Practice Clinic. He was chosen to become the Medical Director of the Family Practice Clinic, the Allergy Clinic, Advance Cardiac Life Support, and the the Army/Air Force Teledermatology Programs Director. As a Major and a physician, he received an honorable discharge and a meritorious service medal in 2001.

Dr. Rantz additionally serves as a physician in the United States Air Force Reserve and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in April 2005. He currently serves at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia during the first weekend every month and 2 additional weeks per year.

Our Business

Dr. Rantz owns his own practice in Macon, Georgia and has been here since October, 2002. You can visit him at 2192 Ingleside Avenue off of Riverside Avenue. Many of his friends from Macon and patients from the Air Force have followed him.